Four local Reward Schools named

Three Anderson County schools and one Clinton city school are among 169 schools named as Reward Schools by the Tennessee Department of Education.

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By Donna Smith/Staff

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By Donna Smith/Staff

Posted Aug. 22, 2013 at 7:14 PM

By Donna Smith/Staff

Posted Aug. 22, 2013 at 7:14 PM

Three Anderson County schools and one Clinton city school are among 169 schools named as Reward Schools by the Tennessee Department of Education.

Grand Oaks and Norwood elementary schools, and Norris Middle School in the county school system and Clinton Elementary School in the city school system were named Reward Schools.

In his letter to school superintendents, state Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman stated, “Reward Schools are those schools across the state in the Top 5 percent for performance, measured by a one-year success rate, or Top 5 percent for progress, measured by a one-year TVAAS school composite.” The TVAAS is the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System tests given to students.

All three county schools were named Reward Schools for progress, while Clinton Elementary was selected for performance.

The 169 Reward Schools span 56 school systems across the state and include 70 schools that serve mostly economically disadvantaged students, according to Tennessee Department of Education information.

“This accomplishment is attributed to your leadership and the hard work of your school leaders, teachers, students and parents,” Education Commissioner Huffman told the school superintendents of the Reward Schools.